How Cheap Can You Go With Ham Radio?

Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How Cheap Can You Go With Ham Radio?   On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah - KN6NWZ, we talk about how user interface matters, NOAA gives kidnapping preparedness advice and how low you can go with ham radio.    Have a drink with us! Today, we’re drinking… Rum and Coke and later NEgronis.    Josh has a short tip with the Ham Radio Minute: User Interface Matters   Join the conversation by leaving a review on iTunes for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing [email protected]. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it!   What We Used This Week:    Josh suggests TTGO Meshtastic T-Beam V1.1 ESP32 433/868/915/923Mhz WiFi BLE Lora ESP32 GPS NEO-6M SMA 18650 Battery Holder With OLED https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9RmIP9   Leah suggests a small propane grill: https://amzn.to/3C7HFYR Ham Radio Crash Course A-store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse   Preparedness Corner: Leah takes a look at kidnapping preparedness from a surprising source: https://www.wrc.noaa.gov/wrso/security_guide/kidnap.htm   Email Correspondent’s Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.   Links mentioned in the ECT:    ICOM IC-705 to Xiegu XPA125B amplifier keying cable w/ RBI-1 BUFFERED Interface https://www.ebay.com/itm/ICOM-IC-705-to-Xiegu-XPA125B-amplifier-keying-cable-w-RBI-1-BUFFERED-Interface-/143898454710?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Washington State’s Ice Cream Shoppe: https://creamery.wsu.edu/ferdinands-ice-cream-shoppe/   Russ’s track system: https://www.strip-curtains.com/order/track_trolley_hardware.php   Don’s Video: https://youtu.be/11n4rsUtS6w   Nathan’s Southern Vermont Ham Radio YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvbSWxFngDIGvtTI10gSpA   Show Topic: How Low Can You Go With Ham Radio?  Thank you all for listening to the podcast.  We have a lot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!   Want to send us something? Josh Nass  P.O. Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101Support the Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Shop HamTactical: http://www.hamtactical.comShop Our Affiliates: http://hamradiocrashcourse.com/affiliates/ Shop Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Connect with Us: Website...................► http://hamradiocrashcourse.com YouTube..................► https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse Podcast...................► https://hamradiocrashcourse.podbean.com/ Discord....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT Facebook................► https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi (Josh) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/hamtactical (Leah)